*I also just did a video on "MASTERING GENE UPGRADES", so check that out if you want to see some of my late game monster builds.* _Boomstick Gaming is the haven for core gamers who value gameplay mechanics and systems, because that's what continues_ _to make anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable. Consider sticking around on the channel if you fall into that category! -Alex_
@AlexMartinez-gv7hy3 жыл бұрын
So im not sure but if you used a status effect move after charging the bow it should increase the chance of landing status effects by 80 or 100 percent
@rafaelgonzalez93593 жыл бұрын
Dp you know weapon level cap
@VioletDeathRei3 жыл бұрын
"I'm sure there are 200 other reviews out today." Yeah but I like your's better.
@yiangaruga49283 жыл бұрын
Glad to see this instead of a typical review! Stories 2 has a really cool combat system and the animations especially are some of the best of any turn based RPG ever. I haven't seen it yet but I hope my boy Yian Garuga has a well remade kinship attack
@kumori99403 жыл бұрын
Oh the great yian garuga is here... Hope he makes it to stories 2. Just hope the garuga is not the eared on from mhs 1
@tatererer97473 жыл бұрын
@@kumori9940 11:38 Sadly it is
@kumori99403 жыл бұрын
@@tatererer9747 poor garuga. Why he always get hurt before fight. Even Newborn already have one ear... Such poor creature...
@yiangaruga49283 жыл бұрын
@@kumori9940 It's cause those Garugas have already fought alot and have survived, you should feel bad for all the monsters it has killed instead :^
@lucyrus833 жыл бұрын
This video impressed me quite a bit. Really opened my eyes to some mechanics I was, somewhat, ignoring. And no spoilers! Top grade content here! Thank you very much for the info.
@vagtasticness283 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@honoro7520 Жыл бұрын
4:53 I know I am a little bit late to the party but the Music Horn has also the song Evasion Riff, which lets your whole party evade one attack. This is super important for the final bosses after the story and makes this Hunting Horn Type easily an S-Tier Weapon.
@ladynoname3621 Жыл бұрын
I heard that you can get this skill from a skill book being given in a reward in one of the quests. Which star rank allows that quest to be available?
@calalyoko3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using a bow mainly. I love messing with status ailments, and can be really powerful when paired with a hammer that compliments its ailment. Although the important thing for people to remember is that the game is all about playing your way, so don’t be afraid to just use what you like best. I’m personally mentally prepping myself for PVP to be dominated by ailments again lmao
@luxadia73103 жыл бұрын
I’m currently using GS/bow/HH do you have some advice as a fellow bow user? I’m new to MH so i’m having a little hard time
@Orowam3 жыл бұрын
Bow is great. You don’t “lose” a turn when you use charge like this review kind of suggests. The damage is just pushed back to the next turn. It also lets you delay your damage to a crucial moment like right after a Kulu’s rock breaks etc. And inconsistent status ailments is better than no ailments like GL. I think he was too harsh on it. It’s a great weapon
@calalyoko3 жыл бұрын
@@luxadia7310 Like the other person said, don't underestimate the charge skill on bow. It doesn't lose a turn, you just push your damage to the next It helps you pile on damage all in one turn, which can really turn around a PVP match where people like to spam their limited heals And in PVE, if you time a charged piercing attack to break a monster part, you can sneak in some extra critical hits while that monster is downed
@treelo113 жыл бұрын
Damage is pushed to the next turn... you are referring to the free power shot that automatically comes after doing a skill?
@calalyoko3 жыл бұрын
@@treelo11 The power shot is a turn after you use charge, whether you use a skill or not ^^
@Hyperneosonic973 жыл бұрын
You missed something on the Gunlance. The Gunlance, likely due to the Kinship-generating abilities of its unique skills, has a penalty to all Kinship generated through means OTHER than Shelling, Wyrmstake Cannon and Burst Fire. This means that while it can maintain its ammo gauge consistently, generating Kinship is another matter entirely, as it requires the enemy to target you and SPECIFICALLY you in order to make the most of it.
@mattxstarx3 жыл бұрын
as a Gunlance main in the main series, i'm beyond hype to get my game in the mail tomorrow >:D
@xColter3 жыл бұрын
you play rise normally?
@expurgation38033 жыл бұрын
Another one of my kind Rarely you see gunlance hunters😂
@caseyalbright27623 жыл бұрын
Ah I see you are both gentlemen and scholars indeed.
@frenzykingmagala74362 жыл бұрын
Ah, I see you are a man/woman of culture
@nickcampbell38123 жыл бұрын
Nice review. It's very well organized and shows your opinions of each weapon type in a rather comprehensive, yet concise manner. Right now, in the demo, I am using Greatsword/Bow/Hammer. Hammer just fits my playstyle more than Hunting Horn. I'm still on the fence a bit between Sword and Shield and Greatsword, but Greatsword is kinda growing on me. Bow is an interesting choice. I'm starting to like Gunlance as an option, whereas before I hadn't considered it at all. They are both fine but the Bow's Charge feels a bit weird, since it consumes a whole turn (I know you get Power Shot for it). Seeing this, I can see the Gunlance's versatility and am tempted to use it instead. I'll put more thought into it.
@kevinmark63893 жыл бұрын
Nice review. It sounds like the biggest thing to keep in mind isn't just the weapon by itself but also the synergy the weapon has with your other weapons and monster allies, like the bow. Despite the low grade, you did make it a point to note the good things it does and it does sound like the bow is more of a support/item gathering weapon that you use for either set ups or to forcibly break monster parts that you've been hunting for who knows how long.
@Mika-m1z3 жыл бұрын
Nice weapons reviews that's what i needed
@pockystyx40873 жыл бұрын
SnS + Bow + Hammer sounds pretty good for status builds. Though I kinda wanna just run SnS + HH + GL just because I like the way they play lol
@tigerx363 жыл бұрын
Nice. I use HH and GL in Rise so I could honestly choose either slash weapon to round them out.
@sirspanks693 жыл бұрын
Oh man this makes me want to try hammer but I do like the idea of a bloodsucking HH
@The_Maf1a3 жыл бұрын
I’m surprise there’s no bow gun. it would’ve been perfect for this game
@justinpearson91703 жыл бұрын
I feel that way about the absence of the Long Sword. I can picture the anime style cut scenes in battle mode lol
@caseyalbright27623 жыл бұрын
They are saving these things for mhs3 and so on to keep it fresh with new games im willing to bet. They believe this game will be relevant. I hope they are right.
@irondisciple29842 жыл бұрын
@@caseyalbright2762 well I'm enjoying it more than pokemon so this is gonna be a good series as long as they add monsters to the franchise it will keep going. The only downside is that you lose a match when your hearts are lost I would prefer to lose after all my monsties fainted. But then they would limit you on spamming all your healing items..
@davidhower70953 жыл бұрын
10:16 IS THE BEST SKILL
@davidsandler74233 жыл бұрын
The horn is so awesome. You become the bard
@gothnyx3 жыл бұрын
I love your review and scoring system dude
@BoomstickGaming3 жыл бұрын
hey thanks
@conchurfitzsimons5703 жыл бұрын
Imo you can't go wrong with either pierce weapon. I really like both of them
@tigerx363 жыл бұрын
I guess not. The bow to me plays better in this than Rise and I'm really enjoying gunlance in both.
@remnantryku71123 жыл бұрын
True, I thought the Bow's Charge skill was off-putting, but since you always perform a Power Shot at the end of your turn when Charged, you technically don't lose a turn.
@PHISHDAdotEXE3 жыл бұрын
I run 3 HH on my kit and I think you're missing the most valuable skill for 35kp, the group evasion song.
@MrMaltelein2 жыл бұрын
This! When he said "HH isnt really useful for lategame" i was shocked. This literally is by far the best skill in the game.
@astralguardian5930 Жыл бұрын
One thing I will say about Hunting Horn for lategame is Evasion Riff and Awakening are really good for PvE content, evading massive AOEs that could sometimes be one shots is incredible. Meanwhile Awakening is amazing buff to put on your squad to help deal a lot more damage and tank a bit more as well. Though I will say Bloodsuck and especially Negate Ailments skills would probably be pretty solid for PvP. Negate Ailments is just extremely useful for that since a good bit of PvP sets are build around inflicting Skillseal on the enemies, forcing them to either waste a turn getting it off with a Nulberry Elixir and/or to switch out the Monstie inflicted with it.
@Rolgi3 жыл бұрын
Bow is by far my favorite weapon.
@PrincessArielAngel3 жыл бұрын
the (end game boss) bow is the best looking imo
@donovanfurse63552 жыл бұрын
my two favorite weapons in this game are greatsword and hammer ngl
@matheuslocasso78933 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the analysis. It was the most objective and technical that I watched till now, and I am watching almost everything about MHSt2. I'm a JRPG fan and a Monster Hunter Stories fan (love the first game), but not a Monster Hunter fan. As it turns out the majority of analysis are from MH fans, and they usualy lack the depth when it comes to the turn based RPG part.
@BoomstickGaming3 жыл бұрын
hey thanks!
@Phillip_Viera3 жыл бұрын
More coverage, yes!
@BoomstickGaming3 жыл бұрын
got something I'm making for tomorrow
@Nomdro3 жыл бұрын
Great vid man, enjoyed the input and thoughts on each weapon. I personally really like the rapid bows, being able to do hammer or greatsword numbers in just 2 turns is so satisfying.
@gatotkacaputrabima3 жыл бұрын
Is the rider actually good at dealing damage? In the first game most of your damage came from the monstie and the rider is mostly there to buff and heal.
@CodinskiSchwartzando3 жыл бұрын
It definitely feels more balanced. Monsties have buffs and heals of their own, and the rider’s personal damage potential is much higher.
@Kukakkau3 жыл бұрын
So far it feels like basic damage is just under your monsties for me. But your rider is way more flexible and able to take advantage of greater damage opportunities. So a lot more combat than raw supporting compared to Stories 1.
@cheemslord99173 жыл бұрын
hope they add charge blade
@Destinystrike3 жыл бұрын
I also concur with the A- , which honestly is higher than some of the core franchise has even been able to muster.
@harrisonwhaley78723 жыл бұрын
More coverage for sure!
@r.a.fgattaiguy8457 ай бұрын
I´ve been ignoring half the weapons cause I didn´t know what I was doing, I didn´t even know the GS worked with charges, thanks
@jude41953 жыл бұрын
Do you learn any new moves for the weapons or what you talked about is all the moves we get from scrolls
@BoomstickGaming3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that is every weapon skill. I didn't show one hunting horn ability but it was listed in the music type section
@m.a.dmatt66893 жыл бұрын
think there will be dlc weapons in the future? Cause I kinda wanna have the heavy bowgun and go full heavy weapons guy
@PillsburyNinjaKneadingJustice3 жыл бұрын
Probably not new weapon types, but we will get new weapons based on dlc monsters. Kulve taroth sns, gs, bow, gunlance, hammer, and hh. Nothing else I'm sure. It would be cool for them to add more types in the future but doubtful.
@intheendweallsmellthefoot3 жыл бұрын
Be cool if they so add more types to the game with there updates but same time I feel it be pointless as they kinda coverd most basses with the current ones
@alkhemist953 жыл бұрын
Really good job on this.
@drakependragonthedragonkin78423 жыл бұрын
My weapon style would be: great sword: because I love a classic bow: a basic weapon with a wide spread hammer: for when I need to knock a monster out
@victorsouzacostasilva27613 жыл бұрын
I Want to know how de defense and offence works with elements... For example Tigrex offence is Elementless, if he hits my character with a 50 defense (with fire element) or if he hits me with 50 defense (elementless) there is any difference? How its works?
@Vexal503 жыл бұрын
the game only lists your highest and lowest defense stats. Your defense to the ones that aren't listed will be somewhere between the two numbers
@Gardureth3 жыл бұрын
Hey Boomstick, i loved your take on the game. Very good and solid information, and your opinion clearly stated when used. Hope you like to do this, in that case keep 'm comming ;-) For the game MHS2 i'm looking for a good gene-upgrade tutorial. (Should i delete genes the monsty has from birth, should i delete or replace skill-genes, should i retool a monstie with skills that are not his/hers base skills(ea change a monsty from water to fire?))
@brandonmariomanfanxd3 жыл бұрын
That hairstyle looks really cool, what hair is that your character has?
@godzilladud083 жыл бұрын
I think I’m gonna main the gunlance
@tedizursa12773 жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention: Evasion Rift, which helps your entire party dodge one attack, is exclusive to Music type. Is this why you have it highlighted at 4:53 ?
@danbrewback40123 жыл бұрын
Anyone aware of the damage modifiers or benefits of exploiting a monsters weapon type weakness? I can't find it anywhere
@nuke20993 жыл бұрын
HH is a lot better later on in the game than you give it credit for here.
@visceraeyes5253 жыл бұрын
whats the best skill type for HH?
@PrincessArielAngel3 жыл бұрын
@@visceraeyes525 i personally like the HH with awakening its really good paired with elder dominance as it boosts all allies attack, defense and crit rate for 3 turns
@frenzykingmagala74362 жыл бұрын
HH I find is literally essential in the post game with how everything likes to dish out powerful aoe attacks, so evasion riff is very useful.
@olivier9432 жыл бұрын
Gréât vidéo could you say me please the settings and all you did to have an older face for your rider ?
@remmik72753 жыл бұрын
In my play style, I have a really hard time replacing the bow. I always shoot (heh heh) for the Double Attack, using a Kinship(L) talisman, and always switching my monster to suit the right attack pattern to counter the enemy into a Dual Attack. Not only does this negate the enemy’s attack that round, it also charges the kinship gauge very quickly. Usually 2, 3 at most, turns and it’s fully charged. And since riding your Monster fully heals you and mostly heals your monster, I can strategize when to use that, or when to use the Kinship Attack, which also negates the enemy’s attack that turn. The gunlance, while really fun and works well in certain play styles, I find doesn’t charge my Kinship gauge nearly as fast. Either that or I’m just using it wrong. But since I always aim (hee) for Dual Attacks, the HtH bonuses offered by the gunlance doesn’t really benefit me all that much. So yeah! The fact that this game lets you pick your play style, and they’re all really valid, is pretty cool.
@kevindawley543 жыл бұрын
I love having the ability to one hit weaker monsters. It makes level grinding so much easier.
@WalkerDoes3 жыл бұрын
So Im trying to get the ability "Evasion Riff" for my hunting horn which is a Music type (I have the Velk HH), but I don't have the skill, how do I unlock it if that's what I have to do?
@PrincessArielAngel3 жыл бұрын
a certain sub quest gives u the ability as a reward upon completion
@JuansodeOz3 жыл бұрын
Can you change your monstie element as in mhst 1?
@Kukakkau3 жыл бұрын
From what I've seen yes, but also no. You CAN change their element but all monsties will out level the element you give them and go back to their normal element by lvl 30 or so. Seems like a bug/oversight so it might change.
@menestersin93603 жыл бұрын
No switch axe, long sword, or bow gun 🥲
@frenzykingmagala74362 жыл бұрын
I wish charge blade was in, it's my main weapon
@welovegamestv12072 ай бұрын
I used Hammer for about 300 hours but didn't build on the Ailmentstatus, ich just tried to win head2heads and then go for the big bonk aka meteor strike.
@MayHugger3 жыл бұрын
How do I get the skill (I think it’s called?) Ground Slash? An npc you team up with had it for Greatsword but I can’t find how to unlock it anywhere.
@xegv50533 жыл бұрын
All I have to say is hunting horn 10x better than it was in the first game
@Austin5556612 жыл бұрын
On a side note with gunlance It doesn't gain kinship normally
@zerll3 жыл бұрын
Can I fight some boss multi times? I can’t get enough material with only one fight. But after some boss fight, I can’t find those monster anymore
@Kukakkau3 жыл бұрын
They'll either start spawning where you beat them or you'll find them in a later zone for more major bosses.
@zerll3 жыл бұрын
I found out after you accepted sub quest on quest board(it also have area which monster will appear) the boss will show up at map location.
@xerodight20573 жыл бұрын
This has been the only turn base game I've ever played past the 4 hour mark. The animations and fun gameplay makes it not even seem like a turn-based game. I'm a monster hunter bias of course but nothing could ever make me play turn-based before, not even my love for Pokémon. This game is like Pokémon but if the combat was actually fun and the developers cared.
@farouksaifi18343 жыл бұрын
Nice vidéo but considering you are using your own expérience to judge the weapons it's not very reliable. Personaly i prefer bows to the other one and think that sword and shield is better than great sword but like you it's my own opinion :)))
@GSS1Sirius2 жыл бұрын
Really think you were too hard to Bow. I might be biased since it's my favorite weapon, but I feel I dish out the most consistent damage in both short and long battles with it. Of course it needs to be said that Rapid type is vastly superior to Spread and Pierce types. I personally didn't like the Gunlance. That weapon felt way too weak. It's nice to build kinship with but that's it.
@xColter3 жыл бұрын
I just bought a switch. idk if I should get MH rise or MH stories 2, someone help
@Kukakkau3 жыл бұрын
If you like action games and hacking things to bits - Rise If you prefer slower and turn based - Stories 2
@scubasteve53263 жыл бұрын
"I would rate the bow at C+" Me damn that's low!.... smithy, let me get that pukei bow please 😌 🤣🤣
@nickcampbell38123 жыл бұрын
So did a NDA expire today? You acknowledged the thing I noticed, the fact that there are a ton of reviews out today, most of which cover content in the as of now still unreleased full game (only 32.5 hours left!).
@BoomstickGaming3 жыл бұрын
For reviews yes.
@97dusk2 жыл бұрын
Bow main in MHS2 here, that also happens to be fashionably late. I personally found the Bow to be more fun to use? The Gunlance's biggest weakness is that in order to make effective use of it, the enemy has to target you, and specifically you. In co-op with randoms, I've found that teammates will, more often than not, use a Kinship skill when you _finally_ get a chance to engage in a head-to-head. There's also the chance of them interrupting the monster entirely (such as using a flash bomb to knock down Velkhana when its airborne). It's really hard to get the Gunlance going if any of these scenarios (or all of them) are constantly happening throughout the battle. With Bow, I don't really have to worry about any of that. No head-to-head coming my way, or a teammate is using a Kinship skill? It's a safe turn to charge. Is a part about to break, which'll topple the monster? Charge and be ready to deal intense damage next turn. As others have also no doubt said, the biggest thing about Bow is its synergy with Hammer, which will yield even more damage if you're lucky enough to pull it off, as it's also head-to-head/double attack dependent. After this video was posted, the Zephra Gust (Boltreaver) was released in the second title update, which has Rapid Shot and Power Coating; my literal dream bow. Nothing's more satisfying than being able to get Rapid Shot + Power Shot all ready to go right when the monster topples. Hellblade's Bow is no slouch either; Pierce Shot and Power Coating, with a small chance to inflict Blastblight. Edit: In regard to Hunting Horn, it's also worth mentioning that Music type Hunting Horns get access to Evasion Riff, which allows the entire party to evade an attack. Against endgame monsters like Molten Tigrex, Gold Rathian, and _especially_ Fatalis, you'll always want to have one on hand. In regards to Fatalis specifically, it's actually more or less *mandatory* for both players to have one.
@zombiegodsire3 жыл бұрын
it feels like skills on weapons are poitless. I always do more or the same damage with just a regular attack
@thebuzzard45433 жыл бұрын
I never had the happen to me.
@arthurperalta1043 жыл бұрын
Is it me or does your character look like Huey from the boondocks
@NoahFan1142 жыл бұрын
no true charge slash for GS here?? :(
@awawawaawawawa23213 жыл бұрын
my greatsword focus L skill wont proc is there something im missing?
@frenzykingmagala74362 жыл бұрын
You're just getting bad rng
@Cosmic_Times3 жыл бұрын
This man sounds like reverto
@HunterG53 жыл бұрын
can bow counter attack
@___------3 жыл бұрын
Man I know there's more weapons left out, but the constant shafting on Insect Glaive has really put me off on the series as a whole. I really hope G-rank in Rise offers something amazing, or maybe an update in this game to add more weapons :(
@Spyger92 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? IG was the best weapon in MH4, got serious utility and smooth controls in MHW, then recieved major aerial damage buffs and new kinsect playstyles in MHR. You wanna whine just because it's not in MHS2? Next you'll complain about Longsword, lol.
@___------2 жыл бұрын
@@Spyger9 wow, a non-IG main giving input on a weapon used once. Next you'll say you think the HH update is good even though you probably don't main that either, just cause it was more 'fun' to use in Rise the one time you used it. "Hey guys I know I only used your weapon once, but I'm here to tell you that this is the best version of your main so stop whining"
@Spyger92 жыл бұрын
@@___------ I have around 1k hunts with IG. It's my secondary in MHW (after HH) and main in MHR (since they removed HH). But clearly you're just having fun spewing random bullshit, and aren't interested in using your brain. So carry on and don't let me bother you. 🤣
@97dusk2 жыл бұрын
@@___------ As an IG main (1300+ hunts in MHGU, 1100+ in Rise), where were they incorrect? They never said that they only used IG once, everything they said was essentially spot on. I've had more fun with IG in Rise than I ever did in MHGU, it wasn't shafted in the slightest, imho.
@___------2 жыл бұрын
@@97dusk As someone who prefers ground combat over aerial combat(cause it looks cooler), it's a shafting in my eye. Aerial attacks were a bonus IG had to give it an edge over the other weapons. But now, the dev team seems too focused on aerial considering that now it needs to compete with every other weapon that can also jump in the air. Because of this, ground combat has stagnated, and aerial's current state, although buffed, is still not at ground combat level. Don't get me wrong, it's a fun weapon even in Rise, but it feels to me like an "it's just there" weapon and only an afterthought. Don't even get me started on how they just gave its only real move away to lance(lance needs it), or how they made the kinsect system into even more of a gimmick. Even the rampage skills for IG feel like a joke. You'd probably understand my mentality better if I told you I preferred Recall Kinsect over Diving Wyvern not only cause it looks flashier personally but also out of spite for locking the only recent real move behind a switch skill.(I'm also a valor user over aerial user in GU) I'll spare you from my essay, but let me know if you want to know exactly what my gripes are with the changes.
@Zero-ic5vh3 жыл бұрын
I really can't express my disappointment that is isn't longswords
@erendrunkyaeger47933 жыл бұрын
I can only have 13 monsties :(
@markkevinfalces70873 жыл бұрын
You can buy an upgrade using bottle caps on the melynx to increase your slots
@Sam-Fisher3 жыл бұрын
First
@frankallen36342 жыл бұрын
The more I play the less I'm enjoying it. I really doubt I'll get more than 10 hours in
@guilhermegmoreir3 жыл бұрын
*TuRn-BaSeD cOmBaT iS oUtDaTeD* -some braindamaged Final Fantasy fanboy
@brojakmate98723 жыл бұрын
What combat? You just play a glorified Rock Paper Scissors game
@BoomstickGaming3 жыл бұрын
Not at all actually. That's what I thought at first.
@yiangaruga49283 жыл бұрын
You're wrong on so many levels. It's not just random chance of rock-paper-scissors. You have to predict what the enemy does and adapt to what your allies will do which greatly benefits from your knowledge of the monsters. You can switch weapons for different purposes, use items and create combos with your allies. To call it a "glorified rock-paper-scissors" would be a gross understatement of the system's depth. Also the combat looks amazing. Just look at something like Pukei-pukei kinship attack and tell me that's not some of the best most wholesome stuff ever happened in turn based combat!
@sirspanks693 жыл бұрын
"glorified" lmao no.
@ryukomodo7513 жыл бұрын
Well most RPGs are pretty much a "glorified RPS" they Work on the same principle X beats Y, Y beats Z and Z beats X ( ofc is more complicated than that but is the same as this game just that this one make the basis simple to understand)
@wycade14983 жыл бұрын
Rock paper scissors is a cool game It's a certified childhood classic, heck even adults play that game